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Filed under: Culture , Handsets , Motorola , Sony Ericsson , Studies , Misc No, not that Storm silly -- that storm . As cellphone users around the globe put off that once imminent upgrade purchase in order to make the mortgage and feed the family, ( most ) handset makers are obviously feeling the pinch...
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11-17-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Nokia, Handsets, Misc, Sony Ericsson, Qualcomm, SonyEricsson, Culture, Vodafone, Studies, sales, economy, consumer spending, ConsumerSpending, consumers
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Filed under: Motorola , Sony Ericsson , Misc Ugh, this is just downright depressing no matter how you spin it. Sure, it's just the reality of business and all, but it's no fun to hear that 270 staffers will soon be looking for employment when UIQ Technology finishes climbing into the grave. After...
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11-07-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Misc, business, Sony Ericsson, Software, SonyEricsson, uiq, os, industry, layoff, job, JobCuts, layoffs, job cut, jobs, JobCut, job cuts, rip, dead, economy, firing, fired, firings
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Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Misc To be honest, we were surprised that we didn't hear this number along with the other doom and gloom professed during Motorola's Q3 earnings call , but the writing was very clearly on the wall. As part of the mentioned $800 million expenditure cut planned...
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11-02-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Handsets, Misc, business, moto, industry, job, JobCuts, jobs, job cuts, economy, firing, fired, firings, handset division, HandsetDivision
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Filed under: Sprint , EV-DO , CDMA , Misc We've seen some pretty wild on-again / off-again relationships in the scandalous world of gadget affairs, but this one has been swinging from one extreme to the other at breakneck pace. Let's recap: after proclaiming that it was absolutely committed to...
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10-31-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, EV-DO, CDMA, Misc, sprint nextel, SprintNextel, Sprint, nextel, iden, push to talk, PushToTalk, network, Nextel iDEN, push-to-talk, NextelIden
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Filed under: Multimedia , Misc Now here's a peculiar one. Japan's KDDI has just introduced a Motorola-built IP STB that converts and transmits TV, multimedia and web-based content from the home to a user's cellphone. The Au Box is a fairly multifaceted beast, boasting a built-in DVD drive...
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09-29-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Misc, Multimedia, Linux, KDDI, japan, adsl, au BOX, ftth, stb, ip hdtv, IpStb, VIP1830, AuBox, set-top-box, IpHdtv, ip stb
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Filed under: Motorola , EV-DO , CDMA , Misc Tired of abysmal sound quality when yapping via PTT? Are your chirps not leading to responses in a timely fashion? Never fear, as Motorola is all over it . For better or worse (though probably better), Moto has released its next-generation push-to-talk over...
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08-25-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, EV-DO, CDMA, Misc, RevA, rev a, rev.a, rev. a, EV-DO Rev. A, Ev-doRev.A, ptt, push to talk, PushToTalk, push-to-talk
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Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Misc Sanjay Jha has a fairly daunting task ahead of him, but the new co-CEO is already vowing to stomp his foot down and make some changes for the better within three months. While speaking to an audience of analysts and media, the new Motorola exec stated that he would...
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08-06-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Handsets, Misc, business, Qualcomm, moto, exec, ceo, industry, Mobile Business, Sanjay Jha, SanjayJha, MobileBusiness
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Filed under: Motorola , Misc Motorola announced today that it would be appointing Qualcomm's former COO Sanjay Jha to head up its ailing handset division -- much to the chagrin of our own Ryan Block . Jha will also take on co-executive duties for the parent company along with current CEO Greg Brown...
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08-04-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Misc, breaking news, BreakingNews, ceo, corporate, greg brown, GregBrown, handset division, Sanjay Jha, HandsetDivision, SanjayJha, co-ceo
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Filed under: Motorola , Misc It has been a solid tick since Motorola had a quarterly earnings report that it didn't just send over via the paper airplane method and run for the hills , but the most recent one was actually worth cracking a smile over. After moving more mobiles in North America than...
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08-02-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Misc, business, moto, profit, quarter, earnings, industry, ranking, quarterly, rankings
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Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Misc Things have been looking pretty bleak for Motorola and its attempts to salvage its handset division for some time now, but a number of analysts are now painting an even clearer picture of just how bad things might be. According to BusinessWeek, some analysts are...
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Filed under: Motorola , ATT , Misc Look, everyone knows things aren't exactly gangbusters over at Motorola right now, but it's downright depressing when you've got to pat your own self on the back for an award given to you by AT&T. Even worse, the Outstanding Supplier recognition "in...
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06-21-2008
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Filed under: Motorola, Misc, business, ATT, moto, industry, partnership, funny, comedy, award, supplier
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Filed under: Multimedia , Motorola , Misc It looks like Motorola isn't about to let Apple have the goofy, non-existent product spotlight to itself, with a recent patent application of its revealing some plans of its own for a head-mounted display. As you can see above, however, this one is no ordinary...